It is even replete with the cliché mystical temple on the top of a snowy mountain in Nepal or something. When he does deal with these issues, Batman emerges to “turn fear on those who prey on the fearful”. He learns to use fear to deal with the anger by becoming what he most fears: bats. He learns that his anger gives him great power, but if allowed unchecked, it will kill him. This is a pretty accurate biblical statement of anger. “Be angry and do not sin…nor give place to the Devil” (Eph 4:26). There is a right way and a wrong way to use anger. Compassion is how Bruce learns to use his anger as a motivation for justice, not killing. The best scene of the movie towards the end shows Batman defeating a bad guy, who has resigned to the fact he will die. Batman says, "I won’t kill you, but I don’t have to save you either". Like Christ, he is obligated to save no one, but does so out of compassion and mercy.

Acting/Screenwriting

Christian Bale. Michael Cain. Liam Neeson. Morgan Freeman. Katie Holmes. OK, so 4 out of 5 is not bad at all. There is a great cast of actors here, all playing their part well. Comparing this to other movies in this genre, there is minimal cheesy dialogue (mostly from Commissioner Gorden, played for laughs) and a lot of memorable dialogue making for a very watchable film. Christian Bale is most definitely a firm #2 Batman after Michael Keaton (I’m sure there are some who would place him at #1).